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181. CASSIA ELONGATA, continued. 



lets. Pharmacographia, p. 190-2 ; P. J. [1] , vol. ix., p. 361. Specimens 

 e and / are East Indian senna of second quality ; they were presented 

 by Dr. Vaughan, May 24, 1852. P. J. [1] , vol. xii., p. 268. They are 

 probably identical with the Mecca senna of Pereira (Mat. Med., vol. ii., 

 pt. ii., p. 355), and the Seng Moka of Guibourt. Hist, des Drog., vol. 

 iii., p. 366. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 91. 



182. CASSIA FISTULA, L. (Purging Cassia.} 



a. Pods. 



Note. The fruit is an indehiscent or lomentaceous legume. West 

 Indian pods are more esteemed than those from Madras. The seeds, as 

 well as those of senna, contain albumen. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., 

 p. 362. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 87. 



183. CASSIA LANCEOLATA, Ned.; C. ACUTIFOLIA, Delile. 



a. Leaflets. (Alexandrian Senna.) "Sorts." 



b. Ditto, freed from stalks and pods. 



c. Ditto, freed from argel leaves. B. & Tr., Med. Plants, No. 90. 



d. Stalks and pods separated from Alexandrian senna. 



e. Small Alexandrian senna. 



Note. For fig. of leaves, etc., see Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 354 ; 

 for chem. exam., P. J. [1] , vol. iv., p. 61 ; [3] , vol. ii., pp. 221, 723 ; for 

 botany, P. J. [1] , vol. ix., p. 25 ; x., p. 543 ; Pharmacographia, p. 190. 



184. CASSIA MAEILANDICA, L. 



a. Leaflets. (American Senna.) 



Note. The leaflets are used as a purgative in America, but are only 

 about half as powerful as Alexandrian senna. King's Am. Dispens., p. 

 193 (1872). It is met with in compressed cakes as prepared by the 

 Shakers. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 352. It is official in the 

 U. S. Pharmacopoeia. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 88. 



185. CASSIA MOSCHATA, H. S. K. 



a. Fruit. (Small American Cassia.) 



Note. The pods are shorter and more slender than those of C. fistula, 

 and the pulp is paler and more astringent. For fig. see P. J. [2] , vol. v., 

 p. 350. Used in New Granada as a purgative. Specimens of the plant, 

 presented by Mr. D. Hanbury, are in the Herbarium of the Society. 



186. CASSIA OBOVATA, Collad. 



a. An entire leaf. 



b. Leaflets. (Jamaica, or Port Royal Senna.) 



Note. The leaflets are broadest towards the apex, and the pods some- 

 what reniform, and have an interrupted line of folds or ridges along the 

 centre, which are absent in those of C. lanceolata and C. elongata. P. J. 

 [2] , vol. vi., p. 447. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, No. 89. 



c. Leaflets. (Sene du Senegal.) 



Note. Specimen c was presented by Prof. Gnibourt. This variety of 

 senna does not often enter into commerce. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., 

 pt. ii., p. 355. For fig. of pod, etc., see Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 365. 



